Table 2.
Models Testing the Association of Parental MDD with Psychopathology and Functioning in Offspring from 19–24.
| Maternal MDD
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Paternal MDD
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offspring variable | Model 1 | p-value | Model 2 | p-value | Model 1 | p-value | Model 2 | p-value |
| Dichotomous measures | ||||||||
| MDD recurrence | 1.33 (1.03–1.72) | .029 | 1.37 (1.04–1.80) | .025 | 1.16 (0.88–1.54) | .281 | 1.08 (0.80–1.44) | .618 |
| Bipolar disorder | 0.82 (0.24–2.70) | .743 | 0.66 (0.19–2.35) | .524 | 2.04 (0.61–7.14) | .248 | 1.90 (0.53–6.76) | .321 |
| Suicide attempt | 0.77 (0.45–1.33) | .354 | 0.69 (0.39–1.22) | .199 | 1.56 (0.94–2.63) | .084 | 1.70 (0.98–2.94) | .059 |
| Anxiety disorder | 1.75 (1.10–2.86) | .019 | 1.67 (1.01–2.76) | .044 | 1.49 (0.94–2.33) | .085 | 1.30 (0.80–2.11) | .289 |
| Substance use | 0.94 (0.70–1.27) | .691 | 0.92 (0.67–1.26) | .615 | 1.30 (0.28–5.88) | .099 | 1.31 (0.95–1.80) | .100 |
| Continuous measures | ||||||||
| MDD chronicity | .15 | .021 | .14 | .027 | .07 | .296 | .03 | .637 |
| MDD severity | .13 | .037 | .10 | .101 | .10 | .093 | .05 | .393 |
| Suicidal ideation | .03 | .682 | .00 | .956 | .08 | .188 | .07 | .291 |
| GAF | −.14 | .032 | −.06 | .262 | −.15 | .018 | .08 | .243 |
Note. MDD = major depressive disorder; GAF = Global Assessment of Functioning. Model 1 adjusts for the source of parental diagnostic data; Model 2 adjusts for (a) MDD in the co-parent, (b) whether the offspring had been living with the parent at T1, (c) non-mood disorder in the offspring by age 19, (d) parental non-mood disorder, and (e) whether the offspring was in a current episode of MDD at T3. Dichotomous outcomes are evaluated with odds ratios (and 95% confidence intervals); continuous outcomes are evaluated with semi-partial correlations.